The 2023 Bommarito Automotive Group 500 was the fifteenth round of the 2023 IndyCar season. The race was held on August 27, 2023, in Madison, Illinois at the World Wide Technology Raceway. The race consisted of 260 laps & was won by Scott Dixon.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 15th round of the 2023 IndyCar season | |
 Layout of the World Wide Technology Raceway | |
| Date | August 27, 2023 |
| Official name | Bommarito Automotive Group 500 |
| Location | World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison, Illinois |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 1.25 mi / 2.01 km |
| Distance | 260 laps 325 mi / 523 km |
| Pole position | |
| Driver |  Scott McLaughlin (Team Penske) |
| Time | 00:49.1936 (total time from 2 laps) |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver |  Linus Lundqvist (Meyer Shank Racing) |
| Time | 00:25.6786 (on lap 62 of 260) |
| Podium | |
| First | Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Second |  Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren) |
| Third |  David Malukas (Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports) |
The race marked the first time that the Firestone alternate tires were used at an oval. Teams had 10 sets of tires they could use during the weekend, divided between 8 primary tire sets & 2 alternate sets. Teams were allowed the use of 1 set of alternate tires during first practice and, similar to road/street races, were mandated to use 1 set during the race. No alternate tires were allowed to be used during qualifying.[1]
Entry list edit
| Key | Meaning |
|---|---|
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
Practice edit
Practice 1 edit
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 00:24.9944 |
| 2 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 00:25.0902 |
| 3 | 11 |  Takuma Sato W
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 00:25.1107 |
| Source:[3] | |||||
Qualifying edit
Due to inclement weather, qualifying was moved to 11:00AM ET on August 27, 2023. Originally, qualifying was scheduled for 2:00 PM ET on August 26.[4]
Qualifying classification edit
- Notes
- Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.
Race edit
The race started at 3:40 PM ET on August 27, 2023.
Race classification edit
Championship standings after the race edit
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
Footnotes edit
- ^ a b c d e Scott McLaughlin, Scott Dixon, Takuma Sato, Kyle Kirkwood & rookie Agustin Canapino each received a nine-place grid penalty due to unapproved engine changes after the Gallager GP.[5]
- ^ Álex Palou received a nine-place grid penalty due to unapproved engine change prior to qualifying.[6]
References edit
- ^ Pruett, Marshall (August 22, 2023). "Alternate tires offer opportunities - and unknowns - for IndyCar field at WWTR". racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing Inc. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ Bradley, Charles (August 23, 2023). "IndyCar St Louis: Start times, how to watch, entry list & more". Motorsport. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. August 26, 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ Dejewski, Kevin (August 26, 2023). "IndyCar qualifying moved to Sunday morning due to weather". motorsportweek.com. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
- ^ Pruett, Marshall (August 26, 2023). "Five teams hit with engine change grid penalties for WWTR". racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing Inc. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ Pruett, Marshall (August 27, 2023). "Palou joins grid penalty pack at WWTR". racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing Inc. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ "Qualifications - Postings" (PDF). indycar.com. August 27, 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ a b "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. August 27, 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ "Points - Indycar Engine" (PDF). motorsports.nbcsports.com. August 27, 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2023.